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I TEMPORARY BINDER. No. 398,073. Pate nted Feb. 19, 1889.

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WILLIAM H. PARDEE, OF COLUMBIA, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,073, dated February 19, 1889.

Application filed May 17, 1888. Serial No. 274,147- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. PARDEE, of Columbia, in the county of Brown and Territory of Dakota, have invented a new and Improved Temporary Binder, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved temporary binder, and Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

The object of my invention is to construct a simple and effective temporary binder for holding leaves or tablets for writing purposes or for filing bills and other papers.

My invention consists in the combination, with a cover provided with two studs, of a rock-shaft carrying two curved arms adapted to act in conjunction with the studs in bold ing the paper upon the cover, and a second i cover connected with the first by a link, and

provided with recesses for receiving the curved arms, all as hereinafter more full y de scribed.

To the cover A are attached ears B B, in which is journaled a rock-shaft, O, provided with curved arms D D between and adjacent to the ears, and with a curved lever, E, outside of the ear I for turning the rock-shaft C. In the cover A in the path of the ends of the curved arms I) l) are secured studs F i for receiving the perforated sheets of paper, G, to be held by the binder. A spring, H, surrounds the rock-shaft C, and is attached to the said shaft at one end, while the opposite end of the spring is connected with the cover. The spring H serves to keep the arms D D in contact with the studs F F.

The cover I is provided with a metallic binding, a, over one edge thereof, and the said cover is connected with the cover A by a link, J, one edge of which is looped and received on the shaft 0, the other edge being looped and received on a pintle, 19, passing under the binding a at the edge of the cover I. In the binding a and cover I are made slots c for receiving the curved arms D D when the binder is closed. The apertured sheets G maybe turned in one direct-ion or the other upon the curved arms D'D, as may be required.

It is obvious that for use as a mere file or tablet the cover A, with parts directly at tiched thereto, may be employed, while the cover I, link J, and lever E may be dispensed with.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as n cw and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. The combination, with the cover A, of the studs F F and the rock-shaft 0, provided with the curved arms D D, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the cover A, provided i with the studs F F, the spring-actuated rockshaft O, provided with the curved arms D D Z and lever E, the cover I, and the link J, connecting the covers A I, substantially as specilied.

IVILLIAM H. PARDEE.

Witnesses:

I LYMAN TURNER, J 1

i JOHN R. Lines. 

